Biibliography
1. Government of Canada, Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy (Ottawa: Natural Resources Canada, 2022). Federal strategy designating priority minerals and linking extraction, processing, and allied supply chains to national security and clean-tech policy.
2. Reuters, “Canada Fast-Tracks Critical Minerals Projects to Counter China’s Dominance,” Reuters, December 2022. Reporting on Canada’s leadership in G7 mineral-diversification efforts.
3. Politico, “The West’s Critical Minerals Race,” Politico, 2023. Analysis of allied coordination to reduce dependence on Chinese mineral processing.
4. Deberdt, W., et al., “Canada’s Role in the Global EV Supply Chain,” Energy Policy 178 (2025). Academic assessment of Canadian mineral reserves, processing bottlenecks, and industrial-policy feasibility.
5. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Semiconductor Challenge Callout and FABrIC Platform Documentation (Ottawa, 2023–2024). Federal programs defining Canada’s semiconductor niche in packaging, sensors, and power electronics.
6. Semiconductor Industry Association, 2024 State of the U.S. and Global Semiconductor Industry (Washington, DC, 2024). Industry overview used to contextualize Canada’s scale limits and strategic positioning.
7. European Commission, European Chips Act (Brussels, 2023). Legislative framework illustrating allied semiconductor industrial policy relevant to Canada’s strategy.
8. CIFAR and Government of Canada, Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy: 2025 Update (Toronto and Ottawa, 2025). Documentation of Canada’s AI leadership and compute-capacity challenges.
9. Office of the Auditor General of Canada, Cybersecurity and Cloud Services in Federal Systems (Ottawa, 2023). Audit detailing federal reliance on foreign cloud platforms and associated governance risks.
10. Department of National Defence and NORAD, NORAD Modernization Initiative Overview (Ottawa and Colorado Springs, 2022–2024). Official documentation on radar, satellite, and Arctic surveillance upgrades.
11. Global Affairs Canada, Indo-Pacific Strategy (Ottawa, 2022). Government strategy outlining economic, security, and digital-standards engagement across the Indo-Pacific.
12. NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence, Disinformation and Democratic Resilience (Riga, 2023). Research on information warfare and democratic vulnerability in allied states.
13. Statistics Canada, Trust in Institutions and Media Literacy Survey (Ottawa, 2024). National survey data on civic trust, media consumption, and democratic resilience.